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CPUC IDENTIFIES CHANGES NEEDED TO PROPOSED SAN ONOFRE SETTLEMENT BEFORE FURTHER CONSIDERATION CAN BE GIVEN
SAN FRANCISCO, September 5, 2014 – The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) today identified changes that must be made to a proposed settlement regarding the failed steam generator tubes at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station before the settlement can be considered by the CPUC’s Commissioners.
In a Ruling issued today, the Commissioner assigned to the case, Mike Florio, and the Administrative Law Judges for the case said that the proposed settlement disfavors consumers and that certain changes must be made before they can give the settlement further consideration. The settlement was proposed earlier this year by the following settling parties: Coalition of California Utility Employees, Friends of the Earth, Office of Ratepayer Advocates, San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E), Southern California Edison (SCE), and The Utility Reform Network (TURN). Continue reading